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For the second day in a row, a U.S. Air Force RC-135W “Rivet Joint” Signal Intelligence Platform is appearing on flight tracking doing rounds over the East China Sea, directly off the coast of Shanghai and East China.
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Photos released by the White House, showing today’s second meeting in the Oval Office between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and several European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Additional officials seen in the office throughout the meeting included:

-Vice-President JD Vance
-Secretary of State Marco Rubio
-Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
-Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent
-Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
-Special Envoy Keith Kellogg
-Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
-Chief of Staff Susie Wiles
-Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller
-Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair
-French President Emmanuel Macron
-German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
-British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
-Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
-European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
-Finnish President Alexander Stubb
-NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte

Alongside a number of other White House and admin officials.
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U.S. President Donald J. Trump pictured speaking on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier today in the Oval Office, during his meeting with European officials, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has refused to commit to a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, following yesterday’s meeting at the White House between Zelensky and U.S. President Donald J. Trump. So far, the Kremlin has only said it is prepared to “raise the level” of the delegation it sends to negotiate with Ukraine, but refused to say if Putin is prepared to meet Zelensky.
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Speaking earlier with Fox News, President Donald J. Trump said that U.S. boots will not be on the ground in Ukraine, with Ukrainian security guarantees to be potentially provided “by air” via the United States.
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Earlier this morning, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out a major operation targeting a Russian military fuel train near Tokmak in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast of Russian-occupied Eastern Ukraine using several FPV Drones. Multiple fuel cars in different sections of the train were targeted, with fires spreading to the remainder of the train which consisted of at least 24 cars, all of which contained fuel utilized by the Russian Armed Forces.
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Footage released earlier by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, showing this morning’s drone attack against a fuel train operated by the Russian Army near Tokmak in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast of Russian-occupied Eastern Ukraine.
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According to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Russian President Vladimir Putin has “promised” to hold direct talks in the coming weeks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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During yesterday’s call between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump reportedly told Putin that he will have to meet directly with Zelensky to discuss his territorial demands and urged him to be “realistic” in his concessions, according to officials who spoke to Axios.
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An American-European-Ukrainian Commission has reportedly been formed, led by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with national security and military advisers from Ukraine and Europe, in order to draft a proposal for security guarantees, similar to those provided by NATO’s Article 5, for Ukraine, with hopes that a framework will be established by Friday.
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Following yesterday’s summit at the White House between U.S. President Donald J. Trump and several European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump called and spoke with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to discuss several topic related to recent talks with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky. During the call, Trump reportedly asked Orban why he was blocking attempts by Ukraine to join the European Union, urging him to drop his opposition to Ukraine’s E.U. membership bid, which is supported by a majority of other countries in Europe. Additionally, Orban is said to have expressed interest in Hungary hosting the next round of talks between Putin and Zelensky. -Bloomberg
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Ukrainian channels on Telegram are reporting that a Russian GAZ-71, seen flying both the Russian and American Flag earlier this week near the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast of Russian-occupied Eastern Ukraine, was destroyed and its entire crew eliminated after being targeted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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The U.S. Navy’s Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), consisting of the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) and USS San Antonio (LPD-17), which was recently ordered to the Southern Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela, has been forced to return to its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia, in order to wait out Hurricane Erin.
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The United States has reportedly pledged air support and other critical defense capabilities to a European-led coalition of ground forces to enforce security guarantees in Ukraine. NATO and U.S. military planners, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, are expected to meet on Wednesday in Washington to finalize a framework for post-conflict security guarantees for Ukraine.
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